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Peruvian Bark: A Popular Account of the Introduction of Chinchona Cultivation Into British India, 1860-1880
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In Peruvian Bark, Sir Clements Robert Markham recounts one of the most significant—and daring—scientific and imperial achievements of the 19th century: the transfer of cinchona trees, the source of quinine, from South America to British India. With vivid detail and historical clarity, Markham narrates the political, botanical, and logistical challenges faced by botanists, explorers, and colonial officials as they raced to secure a stable quinine supply to combat the scourge of malaria. This...